Over the past several weeks, on the farm and in our community, young learners spent time with cows, sheep, chickens, rabbits, raptors, and more to enrich their understanding of food systems, animals, and farm products; foster their curiosity; and give them a chance to play and explore. Read more about the joy of learning from animals.
Introducing New Graduate Certificates with UVM
We’re excited to announce enrollment is open for two new Education for Sustainability graduate certificates, which prepare PreK-12 educators to accelerate positive change in schools and communities. Offered in partnership with the University of Vermont.
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Chef John Patterson created this hearty salad for enjoying some of the first harvests of the season: leafy greens, radishes, sugar snap peas. “This early into spring,” he shares, “the vegetables are so sweet and tender, they really don’t need any cooking at all.”
Notice Our New Look?
As Shelburne Farms celebrates half a century of work with educators, students, and learners of all ages, we’re refreshing our brand and renewing our commitment to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.
A New Spring Breakfast Sampler
FREE SHIPPING
Spring has sprung in Vermont, and we're celebrating with a new breakfast package featuring our six-month cheddar and maple syrup. Mother's Day is May 8 — send a mom in your life a gift as sweet as she is!
Upcoming Programs

Saturday & Sunday, April 23 & 24: Green Mountain Draft Horse Beginner Driving Clinic
Saturday, April 30, 9–11:30AM: Forest Bathing
Saturday, April 30, 11:00AM–12:00PM: Early Spring Wildflowers & Plant Adaptation
Saturday, April 30, 7:30-10:00AM: Birding with Green Mountain Audubon
Thursday, May 19, 3:30–4:30PM: A Gardener’s Tour of the Formal Gardens
What We're Following

Together with UP for Learning, we're supporting students in Georgia, VT in creating year-long projects to address the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, pathways to building a socially, economically, and ecologically just society.
Cheese Connoisseur maps out their top 10 destinations for cheese lovers in the U.S. Shelburne Farms' Sun to Cheese tours and Brown Swiss herd lead the list!
How much do things really cost? True Price, a Dutch nonprofit, aims to help us grasp the real costs of consumption. Via The New Yorker.
No Other Lake premieres Thursday, April 21 in-person at the Main Street Landing Film House in Burlington, VT. The film documents the charms and challenges of Lake Champlain as seen from a paddler's perspective.
Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.

Shelburne Farms is located on the unceded, traditional, and contemporary homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki. Our historic 1,400-acre working farm campus is a living classroom that invites program participants, visitors, and overnight guests to learn, grow, and be inspired.